A signaller's war: notes compiled from my diary 1914-1918

A signaller's war: notes compiled from my diary 1914-1918Description By Sgt. Bernard Brooks Paperback Sergeant Bernard Brookes was a signaller in World War One. He recorded his day to day experiences in notebooks, which he wrote up later during convalescence. He describes unsentimentally the appalling conditions in the trenches and includes the famous Christmas Truce, as well as humorous exploits during rest periods and even while under fire (including chimney climbing and the chicken incident). After ten

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